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rootbeer

noun

Meaning

  1. A beverage, most often a carbonated soft drink made from a combination of vanilla, cherry tree bark, licorice root, sarsaparilla root, sassafras root bark, nutmeg, anise and molasses, among other things.
  2. (color) A dark reddish-brown color, like the drink.

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Sources

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